2016 – Page 25

As reported in DR1 News on Tuesday, 15 June 2016, a man said to be a German national who was found dead on Monday, 14 June afternoon by his maid in his home located at Calle Mao No. 16 in Los Rios residential area in the National District has now been identified as the legal …

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A National District judge has ordered six months of pre-trial custody for six people accused of being in possession of 748 kilos of cocaine and nearly a million dollars in cash confiscated during an operation late last week in Los Cacicazgos, in the National District and San Souci, in Santo Domingo East. Judge Jose Alejandro …

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The final of the National Speedracing Championship (Campeonato Nacional de Velocidad) begins this Sunday, 19 June 2016 at the Sunix Race Track on the Las Americas Expressway. Dominican and international competitors in several categories are competing for the Gran Premio Kendall. The categories are Dominican Touring Series (DTS), with the participation of Chip Herr of …

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President Danilo Medina called on the Organization of American States’ 46th General Assembly to redress a historic error by including a resolution apologizing for backing the military intervention during the 1965 Civil War in his opening speech at the National Theater on Monday, 13 June 2016. He said the organization owes a historic debt to …

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President Danilo Medina has expressed solidarity with his US counterpart President Barack Obama for the massacre in the discotheque in Orlando, Florida where 49 people were killed and over 50 are injured in the early hours of Sunday morning, 12 June 2016. He said that in the name of the country and the government as …

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Presidency communications director Roberto Rodriguez Marchena appeared on a TV program on Monday, 13 June 2016 and told viewers that more taxes were needed if there is to be better security. He made a call to businesspeople, the middle class, workers and entrepreneurs to work together to establish where the resources for heightened security levels …

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Thousands of Catholic and Evangelical Christians participated in a pro-life and family consolidation protest on Monday, 13 June 2016 near the Ministry of Foreign Relations where the 46th General Assembly of the Organization of American States is taking place. They criticized the secretary general Luis Almagro for bringing a hidden agenda. More than 500 delegates …

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Haiti’s Foreign Relations Minister has issued a protest note in response to remarks made by OAS secretary general Luis Almagro about the deadline for the election of a democratically-elected president in Haiti during a 46th OAS General Assembly press conference, as reported in Diario Libre. Foreign Minister Pierrot Delienne says that Haiti is implementing recommendations …

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Minister of Foreign Relations Andres Navarro made the most of the visit of his counterpart Rodolfo Nin Novoa of Uruguay for the 46th General Assembly of the Organization of American States underway in Santo Domingo on 13-15 June 2016 to sign a reciprocal agreement that will allow relatives of diplomatic and consular officials to carry …

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The Dominican Republic is hosting the International Summit for the Securities Market at the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic. The event includes work sessions on Tuesday, 14 June through Wednesday, 15 June 2016. Securities experts from Spain, Peru, Panama, Paraguay, Uruguay and Costa Rica are taking part. The event, which is organized by the …

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